Cree vs. Metis
Cree and Metis Definitions
Cree
A member of a Native American people inhabiting a large area from eastern Canada west to Alberta and the Great Slave Lake. Formerly located in central Canada, the Cree expanded westward and eastward in the 17th and 18th centuries, the western Cree adopting the Plains Indian life and the eastern Cree retaining their woodland culture.
Metis
The satellite of Jupiter that is closest to the planet.
Cree
The Algonquian language of the Cree.
Metis
A person of mixed racial ancestry.
Cree
A member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada
Metis
Often Métis A person of mixed Native American and French Canadian ancestry.
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Cree
The Algonquian language spoken by the Cree people
Metis
A person of mixed-race ancestry.
Metis
(US) A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon.
Metis
(knowledge management) Practical intelligence; street smarts.
Metis
Of mixed heritage
Metis
Of Métis heritage.
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Metis
The offspring of a white person and an American Indian.
Metis
The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; an octoroon.
Metis
A half-breed of white and Indian parentage
